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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
All
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
anywhere
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From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
ashore
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
ate
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
bank
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
Billy
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
boat
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
BUTTON
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
cats
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
day
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
deck
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All they seemed to do was to eat, sleep, tell stories and smoke.
dogs
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
Duke
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
eat
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From this reading All they seemed to do was to eat, sleep, tell stories and smoke.
else
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From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
FIGHT
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
four
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
gangway
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
get
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From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
getting
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
go
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
grass
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
growing
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
hidden
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
hungry
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
hurry
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From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
kept
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
lounging
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
matter
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From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
nine
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
noon
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
Paris
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From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
past
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
plate
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
ran
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
RAT
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
river
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
sailors
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
see
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
sleep
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From this reading All they seemed to do was to eat, sleep, tell stories and smoke.
smoke
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From this reading All they seemed to do was to eat, sleep, tell stories and smoke.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
stories
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From this reading All they seemed to do was to eat, sleep, tell stories and smoke.
Stubby
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
supper
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
talking
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From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All they seemed to do was to eat, sleep, tell stories and smoke.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All they seemed to do was to eat, sleep, tell stories and smoke.
tied
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Captain and his crew seemed in no hurry to get to Paris or anywhere else, for that matter.
up
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From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All they seemed to do was to eat, sleep, tell stories and smoke.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
WHARF
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From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At noon Stubby, Duke and Button ate what the cats left, and Billy ran ashore and ate a little grass by the river bank, where the boat had tied up for noon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was getting to be about half past nine, and the dogs and Button were growing hungry for their supper which they could see on the plate by the gangway, but could not go to get it as the sailors were still lounging on deck talking and smoking.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BUTTON HAS A FIGHT WITH A WHARF RAT All day long the four of them kept hidden.
